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Freakboy

Kristin Elizibeth Clark

2013427 pagesabout 7–10 hours
2013
first published
  • 2013Farrar Straus Giroux · 427 pages · ENGISBN 9780374324728
  • 2016Square Fish · 448 pagesISBN 9781250062956

Brendan Chase is an athlete, a star student, and boyfriend to the perfect girlfriend, Vanessa. She has silky brown hair, soft skin, and gentle curves -- everything that Brendan could ever want. Except that Brendan wants much more. He doesn't just want to be with her; he wants to be like her. At least sometimes he does. Is there a name for people like him? Guys who maybe sometimes want to be girls? Or is he just a freak? In razor-sharp verse, Kristin Elizabeth Clark folds three compelling narratives into one unforgettable story: Brendan trying to find his place on the transgender spectrum, Vanessa fighting to keep her relationship with Brendan alive, and Brendan's new friend Angel struggling with demons of her own. (Book flap)

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Plot intensityEventful

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesJustice
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